Final seven episodes of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown to air this fall

Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown premiered in 2013, revolutionizing the food travelogue genre. The award-winning series followed Bourdain around the world as he delved into socio-political issues and food culture in equal measure.

The American celebrity chef, TV host and writer died by suicide on June 8 while filming the series in France. But in what may be some consolation to Bourdain’s scores of fans, the Los Angeles Times reports that CNN has enough new footage to produce a 12th and final season of Parts Unknown, which will air this fall.

The network will reportedly run five episodes containing material that Bourdain shot before his death: Indonesia, Kenya, New York City’s Lower East Side, Spain and along the Mexico–United States border. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Kenya episode will be the last to feature Bourdain’s narration; the others will rely on field recordings of the host.

“Each one will feel slightly different depending on what’s gathered in the field,” said Amy Entelis, CNN’s executive VP of talent and content. “They will have the full presence of Tony because you’ll see him, you’ll hear him, you’ll watch him. That layer of his narration will be missing, but it will be replaced by other voices of people who are in the episodes.”

The closing two instalments of Season 12 will include a “making of” episode comprised of behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes, and a final hour focusing on Bourdain’s legacy around the world. While CNN isn’t seeking to recast Bourdain, Entelis said, she’s working on filling the void he left behind: “What Tony did was inimitable.”

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Final seven episodes of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown to air this fall